Drugs, alcohol and criminal justice

Drug markets and their policing, the relationship between substance misuse and offending, and the provision and effectiveness of drug treatment for suspects and offenders are among the topics researched within this broad theme. ICPR studies have also looked at the scope and effects of licensing laws in England and Wales, and have considered the implications of drug criminalisation and decriminalisation.

Publications

McSweeney, Tim and Meadows, P. and Metcalf, H. and Turnbull, Paul J. and Stanley, C. (2009) The feasibility of conducting an impact evaluation of the Dedicated Drug Court pilot. Project Report. Ministry of Justice, London, UK.

Turnbull, Paul J. (2008) Drug Intervention Programme. In: Newburn, T. and Neyroud, P. (eds.) Dictionary of Policing. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Hough, Mike and Hunter, Gillian (2008) The 2003 Licensing Act's impact on crime and disorder: an evaluation. Criminology & Criminal Justice 8 (3), pp. 239-260.

Hough, Mike, Hunter, Gillian, Jacobson, Jessica and Cossalter, S. (2008) The impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on levels of crime and disorder: an evaluation. Project Report. The Home Office, London, UK.

McSweeney, Tim, Turnbull, Paul J. and Hough, Mike (2008) The treatment and supervision of drug-dependent offenders: a review of the literature prepared for the UK Drug Policy Commission. Project Report. Institute for Criminal Policy Research, London, UK.

McSweeney, Tim and Stevens, A. and Hunt, N. and Turnbull, Paul J. (2008) Drug testing and court review hearings: uses and limitations. Probation Journal 55 (1), pp. 39-53.